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New House of Commons Library briefing looks at UK - French co-operation as countries agree latest plan to tackle increase in asylum seekers crossing the Channel

21 November 2022
Home Secretary announces further measures agreed with France, including increased police patrols

European Court of Human Rights grants interim measures as authorities in Belgium leave hundreds of asylum seekers homeless and sleeping on the street

17 November 2022
Two interim measures granted within weeks as Belgium fails to house asylum seekers

Refugee Council: FOI request reveals backlog of asylum seekers waiting for initial decision reaches 122,206 with hundreds waiting over 5 years

15 November 2022
Backlog has doubled within two years and increased tenfold in ten years

In Commons debate on temporary visas, Government and Opposition agree points-based system is correct approach and UK businesses need more focus on home-grown talent

14 November 2022
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick and shadow Stephen Kinnock debate work-related immigration policy

Detention Action begins crowdfunding for legal proceedings against Home Secretary over treatment of asylum seekers at Manston

11 November 2022
Charity seeking to raise £15,000 for challenge, will argue Home Secretary has knowingly broken law

Joint Committee on Human Rights invites submissions for important new inquiry on the rights of asylum seekers in the UK

09 November 2022
Wide-ranging inquiry announced, deadline for submitting evidence is 15 December

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds Home Office’s Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route is working effectively and efficiently

09 November 2022
Inspection report published on a route that could potentially have seen millions of applications

Jo Wilding finds continuing crisis in legal aid provision for asylum seekers is leaving half of main applicants without a legal representative

07 November 2022
Sector can only accommodate around half of the demand from new applicants in 2021-22

Parliamentary committee chairs say conditions at Manston asylum centre may amount to inhuman and degrading treatment contrary to Article 3 ECHR

03 November 2022
Government to face judicial review as concerns grow over site in Kent

HM Inspectorate of Prisons releases timely inspection report on short-term holding facilities in Kent for migrants and asylum seekers, including at Manston

01 November 2022
July inspection report published, though situation at Manston has since significantly deteriorated

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